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Flight Reliability

AA 2896 · American Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and AA 2896 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
4.0%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 402 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(53 flights)
  • Tue89%(56 flights)
  • Wed87%(55 flights)
  • Thu88%(56 flights)
  • Fri86%(56 flights)
  • Sat83%(52 flights)
  • Sun75%(56 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM89%(35 flights)
  • 6–9 AM84%(257 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(57 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(35 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 82% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202582%34
July 202586%29
August 202590%31
September 202593%29
October 202590%30
November 202592%26
December 202579%29
January 202682%51
February 202679%38
March 202693%28
April 202659%29
May 202680%30
Departures on time
86%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
384
Months covered
12

Based on 402 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.